Let Valor Not Fail

This is James Dietz limited edition art print - Let Valor Not Fail. Image Size: 24" x 14.25"Overall Size: 30" x 20.75"500 Military Edition250 Publisher Proof Edition100 Artist Proof Edition Let Valor Not Fail As the Eighth Army in Korea advanced toward the 38th parallel in Operation RIPPER in early March, 1951, General Ridgway looked ahead to the enemy supply and communications center of Chunchon, which he expected the enemy to defend stubbornly. In order to loosen the defense, he alerted the 187th Airborne RCT for a drop there on 22 March. But when UN armored patrols entered Chunchon on the 19th, it became apparent that UN progress and enemy withdrawal had been too rapid for a profitable airborne operation. The project was cancelled. With Seoul in UN hands, Ridgway enlarged RIPPER to include an advance westward to the Imjin River. The I corps began that attack on 22 March. In order to block enemy withdrawal from Seoul toward Kaesong, to trap large numbers of enemy troops, and to faci